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Jan 16, 2025 | 
outdoorpainter.com | Bob Bahr |Kelly Kane |Cherie Dawn Haas
-advertisement-Discover the step-by-step process Shanna Kunz uses to create an atmospheric landscape painting. From building a strong composition with grids to adding subtle textures with sandpaper, explore how she balances color, value, and detail to bring her art to life. Step 1Shanna Kunz likes to work over a grid to aid in the placement of big shapes and to check the symmetry of her composition. Step 2She then paints the composition in one color.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
outdoorpainter.com | Kelly Kane |Cherie Dawn Haas
-advertisement-With their stationary poses, shapely umbrellas, and telltale setups, fellow artists in the field make attractive subjects in their own right. Here, we showcase seven paintings that celebrate the plein air artist at work — both in front of and behind the easel. 1. Antwan Ramar, “Artists Among the Cotton,” 2022, oil, 8 x 10 in., Collection the artist, Plein air2. Lisette McClung, “Painting Julie,” 2024, oil, 10 x 8 in., Available from artist, Plein air3.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
outdoorpainter.com | Kelly Kane
-advertisement-As a plein air artist, you are part of one of the largest art movements in history. Learn about those who have helped start this movement in some way, and be inspired to continue your own journey of landscape painting. For even more inspiration, subscribe to PleinAir® Magazine.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
outdoorpainter.com | Kelly Kane
-advertisement-Plein Air Paintings of Trees > English poet and painter William Blake wrote, “The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way … to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.” Here, we share unique views of trees, shrubs, and foliage that have sparked our imagination and are sure to bring joy to all who experience them.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
outdoorpainter.com | Kelly Kane
-advertisement-Published bi-monthly, PleinAir magazine is focused on landscape paintings by historical and contemporary artists, art collections, events, and the process of creating plein air paintings. Beautifully designed with rich reproductions on high-quality paper, PleinAir features the top artists and artworks from around the world.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
outdoorpainter.com | Kelly Kane
-advertisement-Preview the newest issue of PleinAir Magazine with the Editor’s Letter:A growing body of evidence proves something the readers of PleinAir Magazine have long understood: Art makes us feel better. Whether we’re making it or simply looking at it, art can transform our biology by rewiring our brains and triggering the release of neurochemicals, hormones, and endorphins.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
outdoorpainter.com | Kelly Kane
-advertisement-Be inspired by Kelly Kane’s spotlight on the up-and-coming plein air painter Bryce Elischer, who shares his favorite subjects and more. Art education: I went to Laguna College of Art + Design (LCAD) in Laguna Beach, California, where I received a Bachelor’s degree in fine art with a minor in figurative sculpture. After I graduated, I took many art workshops, but the instructor who really helped me understand and appreciate plein air painting was Michael Obermeyer.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
outdoorpainter.com | Kelly Kane
-advertisement-Preview the newest issue of PleinAir Magazine with the Editor’s Letter:Pablo Picasso famously said, “Inspiration does exist, but it must find you working.” For the plein air painter, the most obvious place to find — or be found by — inspiration is outdoors, responding directly to nature. As our cover artist, Jill Carver, says of her home in Colorado: “I feel extremely fortunate to live in a place where Mother Nature is very real, very present.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
outdoorpainter.com | Kelly Kane
-advertisement-Published bi-monthly, PleinAir magazine is focused on landscape paintings by historical and contemporary artists, art collections, events, and the process of creating plein air paintings. Beautifully designed with rich reproductions on high-quality paper, PleinAir features the top artists and artworks from around the world.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
outdoorpainter.com | Kelly Kane
-advertisement-Meet the artists who changed the way Canadians saw their country and sparked a national art movement. It’s no surprise that Canadian artists in the early 20th century faced an inferiority complex. At the time, the country continued to suffer from a colonial mentality, assuming anything that came out of Europe was superior to what they could find at home.
